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Slovenia to strictly implement Schengen rules effective immediately: PM

Xinhua, March 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar on Tuesday said his country would strictly implement Schengen rules following the EU summit in Brussels.

"Today or tomorrow Slovenia will start to fully implement Schengen rules and allow passage only to those with the requisite documents," he said, adding that all asylum applicants will be put through the regular procedure.

The Balkan migration route no longer existed, he said, even though the EU summit conclusions were reworded to no longer specifically mention the closure of the Balkan route.

This sends "a very clear message to all traffickers and all irregular migrants that this route no longer exists, it is closed," according to Cerar.

As for the EU's cooperation with Turkey, Cerar said the deal would be finalized in follow-up consultations and confirmed at the next summit in 10 days. Endit